The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-28
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Local and state Notes.

Local and State Notes.
On the first of the month B. f. Tinney retires
from the position of agent of the Midland line
at this point.
the L.. n. A. & C. will, for the year 1887, show
an average increase of So. 900 per month.
Superintendents EVAN and Burrows, of the
Bee-line. have gone to Cleveland TO meet the
advertisements of other divisions. and to revise
the rules and regulations regarding the running
Of trains
A. r. Evans formerly superintendent of the
c.. b. & L road, recently superintendent
of the Chicago division of the Nickel-plate, has
accepted the position of passenger conductor on
the c., FL. & D. main line.
The L., n. A. & C. people are putting in sew
sral new bridges on the main iiDe, one a fine
truss bridge over White river The chief en-
gineer of this road still considers the wooden
Howe truss bridge one of the safest cor structed
Connersville is the best paying freight station
On the c., H & L road. Last year an average
of eight cars has been loaded there daily. A
large per cent. of the business is furniture and
carriages, much of which was shipped to the
Pacific slope.
The Vandala and the L., n. A. & c. would
profit by appointing man of ability as general
officer at this point who would have power to
act the Thousand and questions which
come up without referring them to the general
Offices at Terre Haute or Chicago.
California travel is now heavier than at any
time this year. Two or three hundred persons
passing through here daily en- route to some
the fact that the rates on hrstclasS tickets ad-
vance $40 on the lst of January
For some weeks past parties leaving Indian
apolis at noon for Kansas City arrived in that
city at 7:25 A. next morning, which is fast
time. Now equally fast time is made eastward.
A person can leave Kansas City at GAO P. NJ and
land in Indianapolis at 10:40 A. H., next morn
ing
The L. B. Sc W. reorganization scheme will
not be perfected Jan. l, as bad been ex-
pected. An official of the road says it may be
nT1nav hafn r IN rfa6n nf g N
impression that the powers that be are intending
to gather in two other roads before taking the
road out of the hands of a receiver.
General Manager Bradbury, of the Lake Erie
&Western road has gone to New YORK for
ference with the directors of the road, most of
whom reside in that city or near by. The i'm
provements Mr.. Bradbury wishes to make to
the property in the coming year will be fully
discussed and authority given him to go as far
as is WISE
General Manager Waite, of the c., Fl. & D.,
has purchased for February and March delivery
a sufficient quantity of steel rails to lay the In
danapolis division entire with stee,. There
q number OF miles of iron rail made years ago at
the Indianapolis mill which are still good and
fit for service in side-tracks, Of which the road
is badly in need
Over a year ago one of the highest officials of
the Pennsylvania company stated that within
few weeks one of their general officers would be
located here, probably j. j. Turner. who would
have authority to act without referring every
minor matter to Pittsburg AS yet nothing has
been done in this direction, and the business of
the road suffers because of inacton.
The c.. L., st. L. & c. is still crowded with
freight business, and was the only Indianapolis
line which many trains usual
Christmas to help matters out. The earnings
over December, 1856, promise TO foot up hand
somely, and would have run several thousand
dollars larger but for partial blockadeS ct ter
minsl points
With the exception of one-haf mile the tracks
of the c., St L. & P. road from the Union
tracks to Iryineton are double and that half
rpI1n ia raHo I'D Nv f0r he fract lis ia To
be put down in the early spring. When COM
pleted it is proposed TO make the experiment Of
running suburban trains, and il it proves a sue
cess financially. the running of them will be con-
tinued indefinitely.
II. W. Hubbard, general freight agent of the
Vsndalia, is in the city. Mr.. Hibbard states
that there has not been a month this year that
the freight earnings of all divisions have not
shown handsome increase over the correspond
ing mon tbs of 1856. In fact, ne says the freight
earnings this year have been in excess of any
former year in the history of the road, much
better have rates been maintained than usual
and so much heavier has been the tonnage
ried
Don't be surprised should it be announced
within the next thirty days that the McKeen
syndicate, owning the Terre Haute 6 Indiauap-
oils road and operating the Vandalia, have Sc
cured control of the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton lines. That negotiations of such a
character are pending is not denied in high Off
cal circles of the two roads. As the matter now
stands, the VanGalia is much more likely TO own
the c., II. & d. than is the latter to own the T.
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At the meeting of presidents and general man
ayers in Chicago, last week, the administration
of the affairs of the Indiana polls Weighing Asso-
citation was spoken of in very commendatory
terms, and Commissioner Blanchard recon-
mended that at every important railroad point
in the Central Traffic Association territory sim
liar weighing associations should be established.
His suggestion adopted, and the
year steps will be taken to establish such asso-
Citations at all points.
The executive committee of the Union Rail-
way Company Indifferent to which
thoroughfare is selected to build the viaduct
over the Union tracks-Meridian street the
alley east. They only anxious to get to
work on the Improvement. that it may not inter
fere with completing the station and sys-
tenn of tracks early June 1. 1858 The
busn ess of the roads cenrerinG here s daily in
creasing, more room Is badly needed, and it is
quite essential that the viaducr be completed
within the next six months.